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Mengenlehreuhr in Berlin, Germany
The relentless predator that is time can be measured in an almost infinite variety of ways, from binary code to grains of sand to numbers and letters, but Germany's Mengenlehreuhr claims to be the...
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Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum in Auburn, Indiana
Sitting on a gleaming hatch-work wooden floor that could have served just as well in a swanky 1920s ballroom, the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum collection is a stunning set of antique cars...
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Frances H. and Jonathan Drake House in Leominster, Massachusetts
Sitting in the middle of an ordinary neighborhood just outside of downtown Leominster, Massachusetts sits a former home of a well known abolitionist couple who purpose built a hidden trap door in their...
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Salt Pans of Maras in Maras, Peru
Fed by a small local stream, the field of angular, interlocking earthen evaporation pools near the small Peruvian town of Maras has been providing the local inhabitants with salt and visitors with a...
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Cragside in Northumberland , United States
From its inception, Cragside England's manor was a sophisticated example of Victorian engineering with a various kinds of running water able to pump directly to faucets in the house, but it was the...
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Viaduct Petrobras in São Sebastião, Brazil
As though it was miraculously transported from a more urban area, the abandoned Viaduct Petrobras rises out of the lush South American jungle, a testament to mismanaged government spending.Construction...
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RAF Stenigot in Stenigot, England
A Royal Air Force Radar Station in operation between 1938-1955, RAF Stenigot was a vital piece of a communications network that prevented both German attacks during World War II and Russian airstrikes...
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Serpent D'Océan in Saint-Brevin-les-Pins, France
Stuck in a perpetual state of decay on the French shore at Saint-Brevin-les-Pins, the massive metal sculpture entitled, Serpent D'Océan is a terrifying vision with an environmental message. The...
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Ordensburg Vogelsang in Morsbach, Germany
Built in 1934, the squat, brutalist castle known as Ordensburg Vogelsang was to be a militaristic college meant to train the Nazi leaders of the future, but after the war, the building was simply an...
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Doyden Castle in Port Quin, England
Sitting alone atop an isolated, windblown English hill, Doyden Castle was created to be a secluded stronghold of sin where one wealthy businessman and his friends could get as debauched as they wanted...
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Tromelin Island in Tromelin Island , Madagascar
Tromelin Island, off the coast of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean is little more than a speck of sand covered in low-lying scrub plants, but miraculously, a group of more than 60 illegal slaves were...
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Leaning Towers of Santos in Santos, Brazil
Looking at a picture of Santos, Brazil's waterfront skyline something seems just a bit off. It is not always immediately apparent, but with more than a cursory look one will notice that a large portion...
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Hotel Monte Palace in São Miguel, Portugal
Perched on an isolated mountaintop in the Azores, the Hotel Monte Palace is the dead-eyed shell of a former five-star hotel that only seemed to operate for a couple of years before simply being...
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The Burmis Tree in Bellevue, Canada
Despite being dead since the 1970s, Alberta's so-called Burmis Tree still stands in the same spot it has for the past 700 or so years, maintained since its death by a devoted locals who see the tree as...
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C. O. Bigelow Apothecary in New York, New York
Tucked away in Manhattan's Greenwich Village, a small establishment prepares and dispenses their own range of cure-alls and remedies just as they have everyday since 1838.C. O. Bigelow Apothecary is...
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Museé Fragonard in Maisons-Alfort, France
Founded in 1766, the Fragonard Museum is one of the oldest museums in France. Honoré Fragonard was one of the first medical masters of France, and his extensive collection contains rooms devoted to...
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Fort Proctor in Saint Bernard Parish, Louisiana
Looking like the remains of some lost kingdom, the castle-like Fort Proctor in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana rises up out of the shallow waters of Lake Borgne, actually dating back only to the Civil...
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Rosh HaNikra Grottoes in Rosh HaNikra, Israel
Located on the coast near the border to Lebanon, Israel's Rosh HaNikra Grottoes are a popular nature site that was once only available to divers, but thanks to the installation of the world's steepest...
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Cave-In-Rock in Cave-In-Rock, Illinois
Located in a state park bearing its name, in a village that does as well, Cave-In-Rock is now a fairly peaceful public park feature, but it actually has a storied history of gambling, prostitution,...
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The Wolf's Lair in Ketrzyn, Poland
Hidden deep in a Polish forest, the remains of the Nazi stronghold known as The Wolf's Lair (Wolfsschanze) are slowly being reclaimed by nature, but the room where Operation Valkyrie nearly blew up...
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